Lost 4x05: "The Constant"

This just in: everyone agrees that this was the BEST episode of Lost in a LONG time. (And no, not just because it was about Desmond but that might have something to do with it.) (Well, if every episode centering on him is good... that can't be a coincidence, I'm just sayin'.) "Teleliterature" is a new word that has been invented to describe the greatness of this episode.

I love Desmond.

I don't really have much else to say.

That last scene? When he finally talked to Penny? After Sayid made the phone work in like five minutes? And they were talking over each other and going "I love you" "I'll find you" "I've always loved you" "I won't give up" "I love you too" "I promise" "I promise" - I CRIED. If you didn't, you have NO HEART. (And you know what, I was with a bunch of guys, and they'd never admit it, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were at least teary-eyed. It was dark, no one would have been able to tell.) (EDIT 3/1: One of them totally admitted to crying during that episode. I KNEW IT.)

Man.

I'm really surprised at how satisfying that episode was. It was more of an "answer" episode than a "let's confuse our audiences even more" episode, although there was a little of that too, of course. But at least we finally got to see Desmond talk to Penny. That was perfect.

And the preview was of course as vague as ever... Ben being cryptic, people running around demanding answers, people pointing guns at each other, people looking dramatically towards something just behind the camera with shocked expressions on their faces... so in other words, next week's episode will be so chock full of action that they couldn't bear to give it away with any helpful tidbits in the preview. That is what I choose to believe.

Oh by the way. The "friend on the boat" is Michael. We have all decided this. He's the one that let Sayid, Desmond, and the communications guy out of the room they'd been locked in.